Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
Ford Introduces North America’s Largest Electric Vehicle
Charging Network, Helping Customers Confidently Switch
to An All-Electric Lifestyle
Ford, October 17, 2019
T-Mobile and the T-Mobile Foundation to Donate $1 Million
and Volunteer Hours to More Than 120 Nonprofits
Through Regional Grants Program
T-Mobile, October 21, 2019
Trade Policy
From the White House
Presidential Proclamation to Modify Duty-Free Treatment
Under the Generalized System of Preferences and for Other Purposes
October 25, 2019
Remarks by Vice President Pence
on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
October 24, 2019
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
Secretary of Commerce Mission to the 2019 Indo-Pacific Business Forum, Bangkok, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam
October 28, 2019
Internet of Things
October 25, 2019
Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Signs Declaration of Intent
with French Space Agency
October 23, 2019
Wilbur Ross Looks to Negotiations to Ease Trade Dispute with EU
Financial Times, October 22, 2019
U.S. Department of Commerce Initiates a Circumvention Inquiry
into Imports of Rebar from Mexico
October 22, 2019
Remarks by Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross at the American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce Annual Business Forum
October 22, 2019
Remarks by Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross
at the USMCA Event with Vice President Pence
October 22, 2019
From the U.S. Trade Representative
USTR to Consider Extending Certain Tariff Exclusions
on $34 Billion of Chinese Imports
October 28, 2019
USTR Statement on Meeting of the Global Forum
on Steel Excess Capacity
October 26, 2019
USTR Announces GSP Enforcement Actions and Successes
for Seven Countries
October 25, 2019
Statement on the Council Meeting of the U.S. – Central Asia
Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA)
October 23, 2019
From the U.S. Department of State
U.S. Department of State Announces Improvements
to Tourism Safety Messaging for U.S. Travelers
October 24, 2019
U.S. Announces $1.21 Billion to Support Blue Economy:
Commitment Strengthens Sustainability of Ocean Economy,
Enhances Health of Planet, and Advances Global Economic Security
October 23, 2019
Joint Communique on U.S.-Morocco Strategic Dialogue
October 22, 2019
From the International Trade Administration
Key Takeaways from BEA’s Latest FDI Data
October 22, 2019
From the World Trade Organization
WTO to Decide on India’s Retaliatory Tariffs
The Economic Times, October 29, 2019
DG Azevêdo: Enhanced Participation of LDCs
in Services Trade Should Be Key Priority
October 29, 2019
DG Azevêdo: Regional and Multilateral Efforts Are Key
to Africa’s Integration Strategies
October 25, 2019
S. Korea to Abandon Developing Nation Status in Future WTO Talks
The Korea Herald, October 25, 2019
China Submits Revised Offer for Joining Government Procurement Pact
October 23, 2019
Trade Agreements
USMCA
USMCA Advocates See Impeachment
as Leverage to Pass Trade Deal
American Journal of Transporation, October 29, 2019
USMCA Delay is Holding Back $8B
in Parts Orders, APMA Says
Automotive News Canada, October 28, 2019
Mexico Sees U.S. Congress Starting
Formal USMCA Trade Deal Approval Soon
Reuters, October 25, 2019
Lawmakers Push to Pass Revised Trade Deal
as Year’s End Approaches
The Wall Street Journal, October 24, 2019
U.S. Trade Envoy Meets Lawmakers
on U.S.-Mexico-Canada Deal as Time Runs Short
Reuters, October 23, 2019
FedEx Poll Shows Strong Small-Business Support
for USMCA
FedEx, Fall 2019
Trump Blasts Pelosi for ‘Taking Too Long’
on Mexico, Canada Trade Pact
Reuters, October 22, 2019
Letter from Mexican President
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
House Ways and Means, October 14, 2019
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U.S.-China Tensions Spur Progress on Giant Asia Trade Pact
Reuters, October 29, 2019
Brazil Aims to Promote Trade Inside and Outside Mercosur
Reuters, October 28, 2019
Morocco, Britain Sign Trade Agreement
XinhuaNet, October 26, 2019
(India) Congress to Launch Agitation Against Free Trade Pact
The Hindu, October 26, 2019
Trump to Suspend Thailand’s $1.3 Billion Trade Preferences
Bloomberg, October 25, 2019
Serbia Signs Trade Deal with Russia’s Eurasian Union
Balkan Insight, October 25, 2019
Trade Deal with Japan to Bring Lower Ag Tariffs
The Packer, October 25, 2019
2 U.S. Court Strikes Down Trump’s First Trade Deal,
a U.S.-Mexico Sugar Pact
CNBC, October 22, 2019
Federal
Reauthorizing the EXIM Bank Must Be a Top Priority for Congress
The Hill, October 28, 2019
Ebbing Flows Curb U.S. Goods Trade Deficit; Inventories Mixed
Reuters, October 28, 2019
2019 US National Public Opinion Survey
of Global Strategic Partnerships and Education Diplomacy:
Poll Shows U.S.-UK Trade Deal Still Popular
Emerson Polling, October 2019
More International Articles
China
US Considers Extending Some Tariff Exclusions
on Chinese Imports as Trade Talks Continue
CNBC, October 28, 2019
Trump: ‘Ahead of Schedule’ on China Trade Deal
Reuters, October 28, 2019
Economists Call for Alternative Path
to U.S.-China Trade Wars
Bloomberg, October 26, 2019
Trump Administration Considers Blacklisting Chinese Companies That Repeatedly Steal
U.S. Intellectual Property
The Washington Post, October 26, 2019
China Sets Up New $29 Billion Semiconductor Fund
The Wall Street Journal, October 25, 2019
Trump Tries to Outflank Congress
as Pressure Grows on China
Politico, October 23, 2019
China Passes New Law to Help Foreign Firms
After Positive Feedback from US in Trade Talks
South China Morning Post, October 23, 2019
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Mexico’s Economy Seen Growing 0.2% in Third Quarter
Reuters, October 29, 2019
Europe Is Hiring—But Its Workforce Isn’t Ready
The Wall Street Journal, October 29, 2019
Trade War Tangling Up The Global Supply Chain
Forbes, October 28, 2019
EU Delays Brexit to Jan. 31; Johnson Election Bid Fails
The Associated Press, October 28, 2019
Danish Tech Ambassador on How to Conduct ‘Techplomacy’ in China
Yahoo Finance, October 25, 2019
Business Activity Slows Around the World
The Wall Street Journal, October 25, 2019
Brexit Could Provide the US Huge Economic Opportunity
CNN, October 23, 2019
U.S. and EU Should Put Aside Their Boeing-Airbus Feud
and Join Forces Against Predatory Chinese State Capitalism
Market Watch, October 18, 2019
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